Up

I did not know my philosophy of rock climbing, but it turns out it is: this can’t happen. We can’t fall, not just because we don’t want to get hurt, but because we don’t have any health insurance. Grin. Yes, I agreed to go, and yes, I assumed my companions would shame me into performing […]

Together

I planned to work on my piece for the reading the next day, eat a nice dinner, but instead I lay down and I did not get up. I took two advil ever two hours, and still my jaw beat and streamed with pain. I found some old mouthwash and swished with it. Over and […]

Truth

Two people told me the truth this week. I was at an organizing meeting for the March for Our Lives– that’s March 24 at noon at Theiss Park, kids– and someone said, “You can’t use the same model for a new situation, you always have to build a new model,” and I nodded at the […]

Right

I stood between my dad and stepmom and I said, “I just want to do the right thing.” This is carryover from elementary school subbing. In the industry, we say, “If you are [standing up/punching a cardboard box/going to get your backpack], you are doing the wrong thing.” With my dad and stepmom, we were […]